Boston Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Poll about the future...
Where do you see yourself in the future? What do you plan to accomplish in your personal and professional life? In...
5 years?
10 years?
(Yes, I am using a conversation starter website!)
Re: Poll about the future...
This is way too deep for me first thing in the morning. And it's depressing because I have no plan and have lost all professional motivation somewhere along the way
I've become lackadaisical in my old age. Or, if you want to look at it more positively, I'm more laid back about my life, haha. I've been reflecting lately on how good I really have it right now--I'm healthy, have a great marriage, have loving family nearby, and am gainfully employed. There's a lot to be thankful for, and if life continued this way for the next 10 years, I couldn't complain.
So beyond continuing to enjoy my life through travel, good food, and spending time with friends and family, I can't really say I have any "plans."
Oh, I am the opposite. I definitely feel called and driven to do certain things with my life. I feel most content when I believe I making some kind of difference in the world- even in the smallest capacity.
In the next 5 years, DH and I would like to start fostering. I don't know if any bio or adopted kids will come along in that time as well. DH wants to adopt #3, I want to adopt #2. But there's no pressure right now to figure it out- we'll just wait and see.
I know DH has very specific career goals, but I don't. I want to volunteer and help in some way- both kids and animal rescue. I don't think I'll ever have a traditional job again.
Things have changed a little bit, professionally for me. And with a family in the picture, I admit that it has taken a back seat as far as my priorities go. If and when my current job is no longer around, I am not sure if returning to work is a feasible option for me- it will all depend on the baby situation.
However, I have my sights on 2 companies here where I would really like to try to get a job in their HR departments. So it's just about making the right contacts a few months before submitting my resume, though that still isn't a guarantee, obviously.
But I do think HR is my career track and I'd like to just move more over in the ER side of things as time goes on.
Personal life, well we are hoping to TTC #2 next year. If all goes well, I have opened the possibility of a wait and see approach for a 3rd child. Only time will tell.
Career-wise, I've lost all motivation and drive. I don't know exactly what I want to do next. We are hoping to move back to Maine at some point but are stuck in our townhouse for the foreseeable future. When we move, I'll have to find a new job and I just don't know what that is...
Other than that, I'd like to have one more child... and I'm not sure what else I see at this point!
These are always hard for me, because I am SO not a planner.
In 5 years DD will be in school FT, so I'd like to have a PT or WAH job. In 10 years I'm going to be eyeing DH's retirement age (hopefully).
Other than that, it's all up in the air
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Don't drink the water.
Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.